Lady, 35, Swindles 39 Women Of N123m Under False Pretence

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened between October and December, 2025, at No.8, Abiodun Oshowole Close, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.

According to the Police, the lady convinced the victims that she had the items and asked them to pay the money into her Moniepoint account number 6024844469 and Opay account number 12849934.

However, after the victims had paid the money into the account, she reportedly bolted away and disconnected every communication she had with the victims and went into hiding.

The matter was reported to the Police at the Command’s Smart Cloud at the State Headquarters, Ikeja. The operatives moved into action, eventually arrested the lady and detained her for interrogation over her alleged conduct.

After thorough interrogation, the Police found her culpable and charged her before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.

The charges read:

COUNT I: That you Bamitale Modupeola Victoria “f” of Number 8 Abiodun Oshowole close, Allen Avenue Ikeja between October and December 2025, at Ikeja within the Lagos Magisterial District of this Honourable Court, did conspire with one other now at large to commit felony to wit obtaining the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Three Million and Ninety Four Thousand Naira (N123,094,000.00) and thereby committed an offense contrary and punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Code laws of Lagos State, 2015.”

COUNT II: “That you, Bamitale Modupeola Victoria “f” of the same address, within the same time in the same Magisterial District, did obtain the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Three Million and Ninety Four Thousand Naira (N123,094,000.00) into your Moniepoint account number 6024844469 bearing Momoh Trade Alliance, Moniepoint account number 6024844469 mitale Modupeola Victoria & Palmpay & Opay account number 12849934, property of Dauda Cynthia Zainab “F”, (2) Olayiwola Yusuf vale “M”, (3) Animashaun Oluwatobi Ikeoluwa “M”, (4) Shodijo Adebanke un ^ n F ^ n (5) Turner Ayomide F’ (6) Abiosye Oluwapelumi ‘F’ (7) Yusuf Temitope ‘F’ (8) Alo Emmanuel Adekunle M’ (9) Oguntinka Ayishat (10) Bello Teniola Nimotallahi F’ (11) Nosirudeen Nofisat Olayinka. Ayinde Habibat Oluwatosin  F’ (13) Abdulrahman Raheemat Abolore deoye Adeola Ganiyat ‘F’ (15) Bamileko Ayomikun Roseline (16) Adesola (17) Ann Onyeje Omeliko F’ (18) Adebanjo Aderonke 19) Kotun Faosiyat Oyindamola ‘F’ (20) Iliasu Abiodun Khadijat ‘F’ ni Sarah Tolupe ‘F (22) Adebanjo Oluwatosin Aminat ‘F’ (23)

Olapade Damilola Khadijat ‘F’ (24) Saibu Mariam Bisola ‘F’ (25) Oguntuyi Oluwafisayomi ‘F’ (26) Basirat Fowokemi Ajoke ‘F’ (27) Ogundare Abiodun ‘M’ (28) Monsurat Opeyemi Babatunde ‘F’

(29) Oyelade Lateffat Oladunni ‘F’ (30) Ojedokun Saliat Oluwagbemisola ‘F’ (31) Ginika Odikagbo ‘F’ (32) Ego Agim ‘F’ (33) Aberuagba Oyinkansola Rofiat ‘F’ (34) Ayoka Morenikeji ‘F’ (35) Bakare Olakunle Abayomi ‘F’ (36) Mujeeb Nana-Aishah Ayomide ‘F’ (37) Funmilayo Eluyera ‘F’ (38) Awobade Anuoluwapo Balqees ‘F’ (39) Olasehinde Felicia ‘f, under the pretense of supplying iPhones, iPads and other electronic gadgets to them, which you did not have but Unlawfully converted the whole money to your own use and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 314 (3) of the criminal code laws of Lagos State, 2015.”

COUNT III:”That you Bamitale Modupeola Victoria “f” of the same address within the same time in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did steal the sum One Hundred and Twenty Three Million and Ninety Four Thousand Naira (N123,094,000.00) and unjustly converted it to your own use and thereby committed an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 287′ of the criminal code laws of Lagos State, 2015.”

However, she pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor, Supol Philip Ademigbuji, asked the Court to give a date for hearing since she pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that she actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O. Kusanu, granted her bail with two sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.

The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when she will perfect her bail conditions.